mooney
adj.adj. looking or acting like you are dreaming because you are thinking about someone you love. It describes a person who is distracted by romantic thoughts.
adj. characterised by a dreamy, distracted, or silly state, typically resulting from romantic infatuation. Often used to describe facial expressions or general demeanour.
He had a mooney look on his face all afternoon.
Ever since their first date, she has been walking around with a mooney expression, barely noticing anything else.
The protagonist spends much of the first act in a mooney daze, completely oblivious to the political intrigue unfolding around him as he pines for his distant beloved.
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maonaigh (“descendant of Maonach”), a personal name derived from maoineach (“rich, wealthy; precious, beloved”).
Typically used attributively before a noun like 'look', 'eyes', or 'expression'.